“Using the speed, language and logic of internet and social media experience, Nile Harris’s multifaceted performance practice incorporates humor and vibrant visual aesthetics to entrance audiences while delivering sharp, visceral critiques of race and society.” – juror Alison Coplan, Chief Curator, Swiss Institute.

“Nile Harris brings extraordinary energy to his work, unraveling the structures and systems of power and authority upon which our society and institutions are built. With a generous irreverence and sharp wit, he captivates audiences through performances and artworks that follow a hyperlinked logic, marked by an acute attention to narrative form that toggles between the physical, symbolic, linguistic, and sensory.” – juror Vic Brooks, Independent Curator.

Nile Harris is a performer and director of live art. He has done a few things and hopes to do a few more, God willing.

Nile creates collaborative experiences that blur the line between fiction and reality. Often critical and humorous, his work interrogates cultural histories and narratives that make up systems of power present inside of institutional and national frameworks.